A treatise on social theory
by W. G. Runciman
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Now available in paperback as a set is Runciman's acclaimed trilogy on social theory. Volume one applies his methodological distinction between reportage, explanation, description, and evaluation, while volume two outlines the theory of social selection. The final volume examines the particular case of twentieth-century English society.Tags
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W. G. Runciman has been a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, since 1971, and of the British Academy, as whose President he served from 2001 to 2004, since 1975. He holds honorary degrees from the Universities of Edinburgh, London, Oxford and York. He is an Honorary Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford, and a Foreign Honorary-Member of the show more American Academy of Arts and Sciences. show less
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- Sociology, Anthropology, Nonfiction, Philosophy, History, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 301.01 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Sociology and anthropology standard subdivisions of sociology and/or anthropology Philosophy and theory
- LCC
- HM24 .R92 — Social sciences Sociology (General) Sociology These are obsolete numbers no longer used
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- English, Italian
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